I survived, and got this neat little banner for finishing my book and sending it in. Way cool. Now I have no worries about its having the wrong address or something -- they got the manuscript. It ran to 210 pages, which isn't bad at all considering the length. I printed it in 12 point Courier New anyway so it's proper manuscript format.

Now I'll know if it won anything in mid-January when they announce the winners. Till then, that's one submission out and in the hands of editors. I didn't realize I was worried about its arrival till today feeling the relief that it did arrive intact!